Wall or closet folding bed.



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VJC. WARNLGKE. WALL 0L cLosLT FOLDING BLD.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 23, 1906 W/ TNE SSE S CARL VVARNECKE, OF OAKLAND,CALIFORNIA.

WALL OR CLOSET FOLDING BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Application iiled May 23, 1906. Serial No. 318,343.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, CARLWARNEGKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vall or ClosetFolding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wall or closet beds which foldinto a wall when closed and then present the appearance of acloset-door, mantel, wainscoating, or the like, the object of theinvention being to provide a bed of this character which will be simplein construction and durable in use, will open and close easily, and willpresent as little as possible the appearance of a bed when closed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly insection, showing my improved bed closed. Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowing the bed open. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section showing thesliding block. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.Figs. 5 and 6 are side elevations showing in diii'erent positions amodification of the operative portions of the framework.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the wall of a room, having settherein a j amb 2, resembling that of a door. It may, moreover, resemblethe periphery of a mantel or match the general design of the wall of theroom, which might be wainscoating, dado, or the like. vWithin said jambis received the frame 3 of the bed, comprising an outer panel 4, inappearance like a door or otherwise suitable to the character of thepart 2; a lower head-section 5, rigidly attached at right angles to saidpanel; side bars 6, eX- tending parallel with the panel 4, posts 7 forthe foot of the bed, to which posts and to the lower head-section 5 saidside bars 6 are attached, and an upper head-section 8, pivotallyattached to the lower head-section. Said side bars, lower head-section,and foot have attached thereto the wire mattress 9. Said frame issuspended at points 11 a short distance from the headboard by means of apair of lower hanger-sections 12, having at their upper end pins 13,sliding in slots 14 in upper hanger-sections 15, pivotally attached attheir upper ends to the sides of the jamb 2, the tops of the lowerhanger-sections being also pivotally attached to the upper ends of arms16, pivotedhatggto the sides of the jamb or wall. Said bed-frame is alsoconnected by links 19 with blocks 20, sliding in grooves 21 in the sidesof the jamb, said blocks being depressed by means of coiled springs 22.To said blocks are also pivotally attached links 23, connected to arms24 of bell-crank levers 25, also pivoted at 26 to the sides of the jambor wall, the other ends of said levers being connected by links 27 withthe arms 16.

'lo the upper edge of the upper head-section is secured a loop 28,whichslides on a guide-rod 29, secured to the back of the closet and tothe under side of the head-j amb 30 of the opening, said rod serving toguide the upper edge of said head-section in its upward and forwardmovement. The legs at the foot of the bed are formed by anglepieces 31,pivotally attached, as shown at 32, to the foot-piece and side bars attheir junctures, so that they can be swung out and down when opening thebed.

The following is the operation of the apparatus: To open the bed, thefoot end is lowered, the lower ends of the lower hanger-sections thusswinging outward, and consequently the arms 16 also swing` outward. Thisdraws down the rear ends of the levers 25, raising the front ends ofsaid levers, and thereby lifting the slide-blocks 20 and the lower endof the bed-frame. This facilitates the lowering, as otherwise thepressure trans mitted through the bed from the top when lowering wouldcause the lower end of the bed to bind when ascending by reason of itspivotal movement upon the points of attachment 11; but because saidlower edge of the bed is positively raised through the medium of thehanger and the bell-crank levers 25 this binding is avoided, and the bedturns easily on its points of suspension. The springs bearing down uponthe slide-blocks have the eHect of counterbalancingy more or less theweight of the bed. At the same time that the bed is swung downward andforward the upper head-section is moved upward, closing the space at thehead of the bed within the jamb. When the front end of the bed has beenswung downward into a horizontal position, the legs 31 are then swungforward, as shown in Fig. 2, and the bed is ready for use. To close thebed, the operation is reversed.

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frame of the bed is attached at 33 to links 34, pivoted at 35 to hangers36, pivotally attached at their upper ends to the sides of the jamb inlike manner with the upper link-sections l 5, said links having alsopivoted thereto braces 37, which slide in openings formed in saidhangers, the downward and forward movement of the links from saidhangers being limited by pins or projections 38 at the ends of saidbraces, which engage the rear sides of the hangers and arrest themovement ofthe braces through said openings, and instead of the frame ofthe bed being attached to the blocks by links extending from the cornerthereof, as in the first modification, said frame is secured to arms 39,which are pivoted at their rear ends to the sides of the wall or jainb,as shown at 40, so that said arms can swing from an inclination slightlydownward to one slightly upward in opening the bed. In Fig. 6 these armsare used in conjunction with the upper and lower hanger-sections 12 andl5 of the first modification. The object of these arms is the same asthat of the links and blocks in the first modification-namely, to holdthe head of the bed away from the casing of the wall as it moves up ordown in opening or closing the bed, thus avoiding friction or binding.This modification is par ticularly suitable for a light bed or one whichresembles when closed a door,but would not be suitable for a mantel inwhich there are projections extending forward, almost touching thefloor, for in the latter case it is absolutely necessary to raise thebottom of the bed from the floor as soon as it begins to swing 5otherwise any such projection would impinge upon the floor and preventthe turning movement of the bed.

By suspending, as it were, the head portion of the bed from above it isno longer necessary to provide a support for the head of the bed, whichsupport will extend forward from the front panel of the bed when closed.Therefore it is possible with this construction to make the front panelof any desired form, such as a plain door or any other form notrequiring a projection at the foot to furnish a support for the head ofthe bed when it is open. Beds which require such a projection areobjectionable in that such proj ection through long-continued use makesa mark upon the carpet or wood oor. This is entirely avoided by thepresent construction.

An advantage of the present construction over those in which a wallV orcloset bed swings forward by turning upon, the floor itself is that inthe latter construction should the floor of the apartment deviate fromthe exact horizontal, owing to the settling of the building, which isfrequently the case, the bed would then swing in an accurately verticalplane, and it would not be possible for it to be swung into positionbetween the j ambs. By the present construction this is avoided.

The present construction also possesses great advantages in point ofeconomy, first, because the under side of the bed or its front whenclosed can now be made much plainer than before, since no projectionsare now needed, these projections requiring a considerable amount ofornamentation to disguise the character of the panel; secondly, theheavy counterbalanced weights which were formerly required are nowdispensed. with,

and, thirdly, the closet can now be made shal-v low on account of thegeneral construction and the j mechanical movements involved therein. Asa further result it can be made of any desired'width, either larger orsmaller than that conforming to the width of a mantel.

l. In combination, a bed-frame, suitable supports at the sides thereof,hangers by which the frame is suspended from said supports at points onsaid frame spaced from the head of the bed, levers pivoted on therespective supports, and operative connections between the ends of saidlevers and the head of the bed-frame and the corresponding hanger,whereby the head of the bed is positively lifted with the outwardmovement of the hangers, substantially as described.

2. In combination, a bed-frame, suitable` supports at the sides thereof,hangers by which the frame is suspended from said su ports at points onsaid frame spaced from t e head of the bed, levers pivoted on therespective supports, a link connecting an end of each lever with thehead ofthe bed-frame, and an operative connection between the other endof said lever and the hanger, whereby the head of the bed is positivelylifted with the outward movement of the hangers, substantially asdescribed.

3. ln combination, a bed-frame, suitable supports at the sides thereof,sectional hangers by which the frame is suspended from said supports atpoints in said frame spaced from the head of the bed, levers pivoted onthe respective supports, a link connecting an IOO IIO

end of each lever with the head of the bedframe, a swinging arm at eachside of said head pivotally attached to the corresponding sectionalhanger, and a link connecting the other end of the corresponding leverwith said arm, substantially as described.

4. In combination, a bed-frame, lsuitable supports at the sides thereof,hangers by which the frame is suspended from said su ports at points onsaid frame spaced from t e head of the bed, means for guiding the headof the bed upward as the hangers swing outward, and a train of mechanismat each side of the bed between said means and the corresponding hangerfor producing from the outward movement of the hanger an upward movementof the head of the bed, substantially as described@ 5. In combinationwith a Wall having an opening, suitable supports, a bed-frame, linkscomprising upper hanger-sections pivoted to said supports7 lowerhanger-sections pivoted to said bed-frame at points spaced from the headof the bed, said link-sections having a telescoping Connection7 armsconnected to the lower link-sections7 slide-blocks, channel- Ways inwhich said slide-blocks move springs depressing said blo'eks, bell-cranklevers, and 1o arms connecting the ends of said levers respectively tosaid forward arms and slideblocks, Substantially as described.

CARL WARNECKE.

Witnesses:

F. M. WRIGHT, J. E. GRANT.

